For decades, animals have been used in scientific and medical research. Naturally, some supported research on animals, while others wanted nothing more than to set the animals free. For those in the ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to completely end cruel and wasteful taxpayer-funded experiments on primates. It was the second such pledge he has made, first in August 2025, when, in direct ...

The United States will scale back certain drug-safety testing requirements on monkeys, federal regulators said Tuesday, marking the latest step by President Donald Trump's administration to limit the ...

The United States will scale back certain drug-safety testing requirements on monkeys, federal regulators said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's administration pushes ahead with its pledge to ...

This story is a CBS News collaboration with The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. The Trump administration has canceled nearly $28 million of federal grants for animal testing as major ...

On October 24, scientists from around the world will come to San Antonio to discuss how testing on monkeys might one day lead to an AIDS cure. They’ll be talking baboons, macaques, and vervets at the ...

Well before a human receives the first dose of an experimental drug, it’s evaluated in an animal to test for toxicity. Monkeys are often chosen for their genetic similarities to humans, and safe ...